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Mark on a soggy Ebbett’s Pass morning.

Rest stop at 89 & 395.

Oh, yeah! What a day! Yours truly heading back to the barn and yup, that’s Lake Tahoe in the background.

Seen during my walk around the Galinas Creek area, near the Embassy Suites on McInnis Parkway in San Rafael.

Mom’s boot next to a bear print

Mt Everest – Image courtesy of wikipedia

Mark smiling while standing in front of the Luther Pass sign. During his ride on August 2, 2020.

Mark’s shadow hanging loose while on the way up to Raymond Meadow Creek.

Members of MEC, the sign craftsman and members of the community participate on the dedication and unveiling at the North sign.

Six snowflowers in bloom on a little side trail near Sawmill Road. Taken during a hike up to the Thornburg Trail.

All smiles now that we have our finisher’s medals, which (GOOD IDEA) also double as bottle openers.

Our own local brew

A kangaroo rate carcass as seen on Sierra Pass Road during a gravel ride.

Photo op outside of Diamond Valley. West Fork of the Carson River behind me.

Yup, I am there!

Break time at the cow sign at Hwy 4 and Silver Creek

Start and finish here, riders.

A quick rest at Lower Blue Lake

Smiling and ready to race!

Kinney Reservoir (near the top of Ebbett’s)

Misty morning buck – near Petaluma, CA

Stick/rock person at Ebbett’s Pass

A toast to you!

Trees

Spreading the cycling love at the Magical Markleeville Christmas Faire – December 2018

Is that tree growing sideways?

Coming up to the sun – eastern side of Monitor

Looking downstream at the East Fork of the Carson from Monitor Junction.

Relaxing at Burnside Lake after a gravel climb

Black-eyed Susans

Tiny ice dancer.

Looking towards Mammoth from near Lake Crowley – during the 2018 Mammoth Gran Fondo

Magical Markleeville Christmas Faire Banner

Sunshine through the trees – Heenan Lake Trail

Riding home from town after a meeting I saw this guy on Hot Springs Road. He went up the embankment and looked back at me as I snapped this photo.

A screamin’ day fishing

My view of the one of photographer’s shadows from my seat on my bike, in my pain cave.

Bikes hanging in the bike closet with red lighting from the ceiling and pictures on the wall.

Finishing the Medio (70 miles, 3500′ of climbing) on Sept. 8, 2018

Raymond Meadow Creek

How much further? Riding Alpe Du Zwift

Portrait of Mark in front of the Daggett Summit sign after the AACC TT.

From outside the Faire after the snow stopped.

Sunshine hitting the Eastern Sierra – from Hwy 395

Gopher ‘glyphs left after the snowmelted.

Mono Lake Tufa

Fulgas is less virtual, more reality

Wildflowers on Monitor Pass

Taking a break from the running the sand gauntlet. Fun fish tailing and sliding around! Carson Range to the right.

The start line a the 2018 t L’Etape California.

Now that the work is done we can pose for the pic.

Happy rider on Tollhouse Road

Another day summiting Ebbetts

Butterfly on the rock – Genoa Loop Trail

A thawed our Kinney Reservoir.

and ready for pick up by CalTrans

About 12 feet of snow still on Monitor (8000′) in May of 2019.

At the start of the Tollhouse Century (part of the Climb to Kaiser)

Tired bike on Monitor Pass.

American Lady butterfly on the Cave Rock Trail.

Bald eagle on the wing

A close-up of the graffiti laden rock called Painted Rock. Off Sierra Pass Road near Carson City, NV.

Butterfly on the Genoa Loop Trail

ATOC riders heading to the finish at the 2019 Tour of CA.

Jobs Peak as seen from foothill road during Mark’s ride from M’Ville towards Genoa.

The new jersey. New Jersey?

What the what? This sand is tough to ride in/on. Makes me sweat.

A Pussy paw plant just starting to flower. Taken whlie on a hike by the West Carson in Hope Valley.

Scott heading up Monitor Pass in the early morning. Deathride 2019

The light through the drop

Grover Hot Springs moguls (snow on grass bumps).

Hermit Valley rest stop. Deathride 2019

Blue taking a break, gloves on the saddle. Hwy. 4 near Silver Mountain City.

Paintbrush off Hwy 4. Deathride 2019

A somewhat raging (seen it higher) Raymond Meadow Creek.

Mark taking a rest during a snowshoe excursion on Mt. Rose.

Does this shadow make me look fat?

A duck on the Heenan Lake Trail

Two orange rubber surgical gloves side by side.

Smiles and a thumbs up from Chris. During our gravel ride near Sunrise Pass Road.

Caples Lake

Part of what we do here in Markleeville.

The fall colors were rocking. The wind was just a bit of a breeze. The cars had taken a hiatus and it was just a picture perfect day.

Raymond Meadow Creek rapids up close.

Ready to rock & roll at the 2019 Deathride Expo.

One of the benefits of being the lantern rouge – good photos like this. Shyanne, Kona, Java, Chris and Sam ahead of me in the meadow just to the west of Tamarack Peak.

Yours truly on the “meadow bridge.”

A frozen Kinney Reservoir.

Wait horns and an udder?

Adopt-a-Highway crew with the Oct. 2019 haul

Rockin the dots in Diamond Valley

Jobs Peak and Jobs Sister, and other parts of the Carson Range, as seen from Sunrise Pass Road near Carson City, NV. Taken during a gravel ride.

I guess I’ll have to ride back then.

Thunderclouds forming over Carson Valley. As seen from Hwy 4. near Raymond Meadow Creek

Deathride Resurgence Logo

Houses and roads in the foreground with the northern part of the Carson Range in the background.

Wind-driven clouds in the CA Alps

Rocking the colors at the top of Ebbett’s Pass. Deathride 2019

Some windblockability,eh?

Everesting Ebbetts starts here

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